“You see the students all the time and you just don't realize but a lot of them are going hungry and they're not going to say it. They're just going to go through their classes on a daily basis," says Nguma.

A government report shows 3.3 million students nationwide were eligible for food pantry programs, such as SNAP Food Benefits, and less than half participated.

Nguma says many students who qualify for the food pantry may not know.